# Leather saddlery and equestrian goods from India > How leather saddlery and equestrian goods are made in India, step by step, and where: Kanpur, Agra and Kolkata. QA tests, HS heading and lead times. Source: https://sourcesquid.co/india-atlas/products/leather-saddlery-equestrian/ Product guide # Leather saddlery and equestrian goods. How India makes them. Leather saddlery and equestrian goods are best sourced from Kanpur, India's saddlery and harness centre, with finished leather and components from Agra, Kolkata and Jalandhar. Kanpur workshops make general-purpose, dressage and jumping saddles, bridles, girths, headcollars and harness from drum-dyed harness leather on wooden or fibre saddle trees, with brass or stainless fittings. [Get a free teardown](https://sourcesquid.co/start/?product=leather-saddlery-equestrian) [Open in the Explorer](https://sourcesquid.co/explorer/#product=leather-saddlery-equestrian) 6 process steps 4 mapped clusters 4201 typical HS heading Where India makes it · **Leather saddlery and equestrian goods** 4 clusters * __Clusters for this product * __Other clusters The manufacturing chain ## How it is made, in 6 steps. The sequence Indian factories follow, from raw material to an approved part ready to ship. 1. **Leather selection** Drum-dyed harness and bridle leather graded for thickness, grain and stretch 2. **Saddle tree** Laminated wood or moulded fibre trees in the agreed width fitting and gullet size 3. **Cutting & skiving**Seats, flaps and straps clicked from graded hides, edges skived 4. **Stitching & assembly**Machine and hand stitching; seat built up on the tree, panels flocked or foam-filled 5. **Fittings & finishing**Brass or stainless buckles, D-rings and stirrup bars fitted; edges burnished and waxed 6. **Inspection & packing**Stitch, strength and symmetry checks; leather conditioned and bagged for sea freight Key facts ## What buyers plan around. Typical HS heading 4201 (saddlery and harness for any animal, of any material) [Check 4201 in the HS code finder](https://sourcesquid.co/tools/hs-code-finder/?q=4201) Lead time Samples 3–5 weeks, production 8–10 weeks for a mixed order of saddles and tack India's edge Kanpur combines tanneries that make harness and bridle leather with generations of saddlery skill, so leather, trees, stitching and fittings can all be sourced within one city. Materials * [Leather](https://sourcesquid.co/india-atlas/materials/leather/) * [Brass, copper and bronze](https://sourcesquid.co/india-atlas/materials/brass-and-copper/) * [Wood, bamboo and cane](https://sourcesquid.co/india-atlas/materials/wood-bamboo-and-cane/) Process families * [Leather & footwear](https://sourcesquid.co/india-atlas/processes/leather-and-footwear/) * [Sports goods & toys](https://sourcesquid.co/india-atlas/processes/sports-goods-and-toys/) Where to source ## The clusters that make it. Listed in the order buyers usually start. Each page covers the nearest ports and neighbouring clusters. [ Uttar Pradesh Major cluster **Kanpur – Unnao** Finished leather, saddlery & harness, safety footwear Leather & footwear ](https://sourcesquid.co/india-atlas/clusters/kanpur/)[ Uttar Pradesh Major cluster **Agra** Footwear, foundry, marble inlay, durries Leather & footwearCasting & foundryStone & marble ](https://sourcesquid.co/india-atlas/clusters/agra/)[ West Bengal Major cluster **Kolkata – Howrah** Foundry & engineering, leather goods Casting & foundryLeather & footwearMachining & precision ](https://sourcesquid.co/india-atlas/clusters/kolkata/)[ Punjab Major cluster **Jalandhar** Sports goods, hand tools, rubber goods, pipe fittings, leather Sports goods & toysHand tools & hardwarePlastics & rubber moulding+1 ](https://sourcesquid.co/india-atlas/clusters/jalandhar/) Quality ## Tests we plan for. The checks that usually sit in the inspection plan for this product. We agree the final list with you against your drawing and market. [How our inspections work](https://sourcesquid.co/quality/) * Leather thickness, tear and tensile strength per batch * Pull tests on load-bearing stitching, billets and buckle joints * Salt spray test on brass and steel fittings * Chrome VI and azo dye tests on leather for European markets * Tree size and symmetry check against the approved sample Leather saddlery and equestrian goods questions ## Straight answers. Anything else, ask us directly. A principal replies, not a bot. [anirudh@sourcesquid.co](mailto:anirudh@sourcesquid.co) ### Where are saddles made in India? Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh is India's main saddlery and harness centre, making saddles, bridles, girths and horse rugs for export. Agra, Kolkata and Jalandhar add finished leather and components. ### What saddle trees do Indian makers use? Most use laminated wooden trees reinforced with steel, or moulded fibre and synthetic trees for lighter saddles. Put the tree type, width fitting and gullet size on the specification and check them on every sample. ### Which tests matter for saddlery? Leather strength and thickness, pull tests on load-bearing stitching and straps, and corrosion tests on fittings. For the EU, add chrome VI and azo dye tests on the leather. More product guides ## Related products. [7 steps**Leather bags, belts and accessories** Kolkata, Kanpur, Agra](https://sourcesquid.co/india-atlas/products/leather-bags-accessories/)[6 steps**Sports goods (cricket, football, fitness)** Jalandhar, Meerut, Srinagar](https://sourcesquid.co/india-atlas/products/sports-goods/)[6 steps**Leather aprons and workwear accessories** Ambur, Kanpur, Agra](https://sourcesquid.co/india-atlas/products/leather-aprons-workwear/) Start here ## Get a free teardown for your leather saddlery and equestrian goods. Send one drawing, photo or quote. Within 48 hours we return how it is made, the best-fit Indian clusters and a realistic target price. 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